Use this term in a sentence. â 1  I was an expert at stockholders' equity and knew everything about it and how it operated within our business world. â 2  The retained earnings and stockholders' equity were used in the accounting equation presented during the team meeting explaining our overall financial health.
Based on the FDAâs recommendation of .8 grams/kg of body weight, a 150 pound person would need to consume just 54 grams of protein per day. That is just 10-15 percent of your calories coming from protein. Eat an 8 ounce piece of meat in one of your meals, and youâve met your intake for the entire day.
At least 10,000 different proteins make you what you are and keep you that way. The Institute of Medicine recommends that adults get a minimum of 0.8 grams of protein for every kilogram of body weight per day (or 8 grams of protein for every 20 pounds of body weight). (1) The Institute of Medicine also sets a wide range for acceptable protein intakeâanywhere from 10 to 35 percent of calories each day.